11.   But then the equipment delivery is delayed.

12.   Colombia delayed some deliveries last week after a wave of guerrilla attacks on trucks, the Colombian National Coffee Growers Federation said yesterday.

13.   Construction of the service module is behind schedule and delivery will be delayed at least six to eight months.

14.   Deliveries have been delayed, because rural areas are pocked with land mines.

15.   Even if we cannot prevent prematurity, we have ways to delay delivery for a couple of days while we get these things set.

16.   For its part, the company has been forced to delay aircraft deliveries to some of its largest customers.

17.   Heightened border security has delayed the delivery of parts, forcing some plants to close for a day or two and adding to costs indefinitely.

18.   If the deadline passes, the contractors will be free to renegotiate the contracts, which could delay delivery of the cars or raise the purchase price.

19.   In addition, Boeing has been in talks with Malaysian-Airline System Bhd. and Philippine Airlines Inc. about delaying delivery of some jets.

20.   In recent weeks alone, China froze all of its airplane orders and delayed some deliveries, while the flag carrier of the Philippines went out of business altogether.